Her Patient

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Velle

     "Daddy dok, 'di ba driver lang natin siya? Mommy oh, si daddy" sumbong ko kay mommy na nilulublob ang tea bag sa cup niya

     "Hay nako, dad. Stop being overprotective to our only pretty little Velle" I made a face and pouted

      "Mommy, I am nineteen. Am I still a kid?" She wagged her fingers on my face

        Daddy is overly protective to me in the most unexpected things. Mag-ma-mall lang kami ng kaibigan ko to celebrate our scores. We may not have the highest score but we got 90.

        Paulit-ulit na niyang sinasabi na ayos lang kung sa bahay ng kaibigan ko dahil may mga kasambahay at magulang sila na nandun. Gawain na niya 'to dati pa, he even begged mom to come with me at the mall and freak out when he learned that she was pampering herself in the salon while I am with my friends in a karaoke room.

       "Then he can be your bodyguard too" daddy firmly uttered and called our driver who is squatting beside the drivers seat while on his phone

        "Sir, lalarga na?" Nakangiti niyang tanong
         ("Sir, aalis na?")

        I don't know why but I find it annoying when he smiles. It feels like he's mocking and not serious at all.

       "Oo, bantayan mo 'tong si Velle. Kung pwede lang" pakiusap sa kanya ni daddy

       "Pwede sir"

       Nirolyo niya ang dila niya bago pinatunog atsaka naunang pumunta sa drivers seat

        "Here's your money" abot ni daddy sa'kin ng pera na kinuha ko agad atsaka sila bineso

         My nose scrunches when the car smelled citrusy and nutty. Our car always smells like shea butter, my favorite. The dashboard has a lemon freshener with coconut.

          "Asa madam?" He curiously asked.
         ("Saan madam?")

          Napataas ang kilay ko sa tanong niya. What the heck is he talking about. I don't think he knows my crush.

         "What?" I whispered

         He has a hobbit of scratching his napes.

        "Saan ba. Sorry madam" nahihiya niyang sagot

         Napatango na lang ako sa narinig

       "Akala ko, sinabi na ni daddy sa'yo"

       "Wala pa, madam. Sabi niya, ikaw tawagon"
       ("Hindi pa, madam. Sabi niya, ikaw raw tanungin")

         Ang sakit na nga ng ulo ko sa mga majors namin tas dadagdag pa siya para idecode ko ang mga pinagsasabi niya. Our prof taught us how to decode the serial numbers and bar codes, not a dialect.

        "Sa bahay ng kaibigan ko" I mumbled

        We were supposedly go to the mall and go shopping but my friends are supportive of daddy that they cancel it and make a party in Mayumi's house. I type the place on our cars monitor screen and activated the navigator. Ngayon lang siya makakapunta sa bahay ng kaibigan ko. Sa kabilang subdivision lang naman sina Mayumi and Psyche so it didn't took a long ride. A good ten minutes ride will do, since we won't get jammed by the traffic in our place

        The two girls are waiting in front of Mayumi's gate. They both wearing shorts and a halter top. It's matching with my tokong or walking pants and a simple printed tee. Sarcasm. Daddy is overprotective too to what I would wear, I can wear shorts and sando in our house but not when boys are around and outside our crib